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Apple to introduce mobile payment system, but flaws must be corrected
Mobile industry's service to consumers is getting better with time. A new report shows that Apple is planning to enable a feature in iPhone and iPad to facilitate purchases directly through these devices.
Worst could be over for LG Elec after record Q4 loss
LG Electronics signaled a bottom for its money-losing mobile phones and TV businesses, after the world's No.2 TV brand reported a record quarterly loss.
LG Elec posts record loss on phones, TVs
South Korea's LG Electronics reported a record quarterly loss on Wednesday, as its phone business remained weak and its TV division also lost money, hurt by steep price declines in television.
LG Display swings to quarterly loss on fine, LCD price fall
LG Display, the world's No.2 LCD flat screen maker, posted its first quarterly loss in seven quarters, hit by a $289 million price fixing fine and as panel prices plunged on weak demand from television makers.
LG Display warns of lower shipments after heavy quarterly loss
LG Display, the world's No.2 LCD flat screen maker, warned of lower shipments and weaker screen prices after posting its first loss in seven quarters, as it battles weak demand from television makers.
Facebook launches app for feature phones as smartphones are not the only world
Facebook's global reach has been the envy of many companies, as about 70 percent of its 500 million users are from outside US and now Facebook has launched an app for feature phones to further bolster its march.
Andriod phones muscle it out on Verizon's 4G turf
Verizon has received a crop of 4G phones at the CES 2011, sufficient enough to handle an onslaught of phones from other carriers. Here is a comparison of 4G phone releases by Motorola, HTC, Samsung and LG for Verizon network.
LG eyes 4-fold jump in 2011 smartphone sales
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc aims to more than quadruple smartphone shipments this year and will focus on expanding premium products to catch up with bigger rivals, an executive said on Thursday.
Corrected: LG eyes 4-fold jump in 2011 smartphone sales
(Corrects headline, 1st and 6th paragraph to reflect LG's official correction that it targets 2011 smartphone shipments of 30 million units, not 2-3 times rise)
LG eyes 2-3 times rise in smartphones, focus on high-end
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc aims to more than double smartphone shipments this year and will focus on expanding premium products to catch up with bigger rivals, an executive said on Thursday.
LG unveils first tablet through T-Mobile USA
LG Electronics unveiled its first tablet, running on Google's Android platform, through T-Mobile USA, as it seeks to grab some share of the emerging tablet market from Apple.
Samsung, LG place 3D bets with cheaper TVs
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics trotted out bigger and thinner 3D TVs on Wednesday as they laid out plans to expand their lineups further to spur demand for a nascent technology that has seen weak sales so far.
Nvidia Bets On Content With Tegra 2
Nvidia rolled out its Tegra 2 processor by showing off its capabilities in an LG phone, but the company's real bet is on content and ARM architecture.
LG Display in LCD screen supply deal with Sony
LG Display said on Wednesday that the company is in a TV screen supply deal with Japan's Sony Corp, a major breakthrough for the South Korean company after Sony switched to Samsung six years ago for flat screen purchases.
Corrected: LG Display in LCD screen supply deal with Sony
Corrects first paragraph to read flat screen purchases, instead of flat screen TV purchases
LG Electronics sees flat North America TV sales in 2011
LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 2 flat-screen TV maker, expects flat-screen TV sales in North America, its biggest market, to be unchanged this year at 34 million units, an LG executive said on Wednesday.
LG Unveils Smarter Connected TVs, 3D TV and Smartphones
The South Korean electronics giant introduces a slew of new products at the CES.
HTC working on new Scribe to rival Apple's iPad 2
Prior to Apple's launch of iPhone 4 on June 7, HTC had launched its Android-based Evo 4G phone on June 4 and now a report prior to Apple's launch of iPad 2 says that HTC is working on tablet to rival iPad.
Sony Sues LG Over Phone Patents
Sony Corp. has filed a patent suit against LG Electronics, seeking to stop its import of mobile phones to the US. It is the latest in a series of patent complaints that have plagued the technology industry.
Sony sues to block LG from shipping phones to U.S.
Sony Corp has filed a patent infringement complaint seeking to block LG Electronics Inc from shipping smartphones such as its Rumor 2 model to the United States.
iPad 2 Will Come In Three Versions, Sources Say
Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the latter half of January.
LG Group aims to lift 2011 sales by 11 percent
LG Group, South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate, said on Tuesday that it aims to raise 2011 sales by 11 percent to a record high 156 trillion won ($135.8 billion).
LG Could Unveil Mobile 3D TV
The tech blogosphere has been rife with rumors that LG Electronics plans to unveil a portable 3D television at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Success chant in the smartphone landscape: Sue You
Key patent lawsuits that punctuated the smartphone industry in 2010.
LG Group to spend $18 billion in 2011, mainly on electronics
South Korea's LG Group said on Monday it is boosting 2011 investment by 12 percent to a record $18.2 billion, as it seeks to revive the struggling handset business of its core unit LG Electronics Inc.
'Helter Skelter' murderer Charles Manson gets 30 days added to life sentence for possessing cellphone in prison
Charles Manson, who is serving a life sentence for his conspiracy role in the killing of seven people in the Tate-LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, 1969, has been handed down an extra 30 days on his life term after being found in possession of a contraband cellphone within jail premises.
LG Unwraps Optimus 2X Dual-core Smartphone
LG Electronics has released its LG Optimus 2X, the world's first smartphone with a dual-core processor.
Google's Andy Rubin whips out Motorola's Honeycomb-powered tablet
It was not just all about Gingerbread powered Nexus S but Google's VP of Engineering Andy Rubin also flashed a prototype of Motorola's Android tablet on stage at D:Dive into Mobile conference.
LG Display, Chi Mei, others face EU fines: source
EU regulators are set to fine LG Display, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp and three other firms up to 700 million euros ($928 million) in total for fixing prices of display panels used in consumer devices, a source close to the case said on Monday.
LG Display, others face 600-700 million euro EU fine: source
EU regulators are set to fine LG Display, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp and three other firms up to 700 million euros ($928 million) in total for fixing prices of display panels used in consumer devices, a source close to the case said on Monday.